Union garment.



Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

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H. S. COOPER UNION GARMENT.

APPLICATION rum) SEPT. 13, 1909.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

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cmmxiwgaiii I P t v A n I I formin points,w, y, z, (liligs. l, 2 andfi The inner overlappinglower corner port-ions of the gore-pieces I and I, to about the extent indicated by the dotted lines a, f, g and e, f, 1' in Figs. 5 and 4, are sewed or otherwise permanently united to each other, thereby forming a crotch portion M of double thicle ness and insuring the permanent overlapped condition on the person of the wearer of the margins of the garment located in the crotch region, and conducing to both com-.

fort and: durability. But-tons N- and O are sewed to the hack B and to the upper attachcd corner of the inner'flap, respectively,

that are engaged by button holes in the free upper corners of the two flaps to secure the latter detachably in overlapped or closed position, the up er edges of t; 1e flaps being preferably finis ed by any suitable binding or edging indicated at F.

From the foregoing it "will be seen that the gore-pieces I, I together constitute a pieced insert in the back of the garment,

closed t. iroughout the crotch from, frontto rear, a air'of thigh gore entensions repre The outerand lower edges sented ylthe lower portions of the pieces I, I Irunning down into the Te of-fiapsreprcsented main] by the upper overlapping portions of the pieces 1, I. of the said insert; are seamed to the posterior part of the garment from the vicinity of the waist-line ownwardly into each leg to'points' below;

the crotch, and the upper and inner edges thereof are free irom the vicinity of the waist-line downwardly to points'above th crotch. v

A substantially "rectangular flap R- attached at its upper edge to the upper ed e ofthe back opening'and underlymg hot 1 of the triangular flaps 'may beemplayed if desired.

I claim: l i

1. A union-suit, having a pieced'insertin the back thereof, the pieces of which are sewed together so as to form a scat-piece permanently cl! ed throughout "the crotch from front;to near, a pair of thighore extensions, and atpair of back fin and lower edges of said insert a seat-piece which is permanently s, and a pair,

,nnited through the crotc to form ,a crotc sn stantially garment alon at e" outer emg sewed homily-closed throughout the crotch from front to rear and a air of thigh-gore extensions end a pair 0 flaps, the outer edges of said insert being seemed to the posterior part of thegarment from the vicinity of the waist-line to the points where they u'ierge into the gore extensions, the goreextensions bein seamed into the respective logs and extending to points well below the crotch, and the upper and inner edges of the flap portions being free across the top and from thence downwardly to points above the crotch where they meet the thighgore extensions.

3. A union suit open from the neck to 3 the crotch in front and also open in the back, said suit having overlapping flaps closing the back openin and permanent-l of double thickness, substantially as described.

4.- A union suit having inserted in the back and seat region thereof a pair of matin four-sided gore-pieces extending from the Waist line to points in the inner sides of the legs below the crotch, said gore-pieces beingsewed to thfabric of the two of their respective edges and'having t 1e inner lower corner portions thereof overlapped and ermanentl'y united to form a crotch of doub upper o'rtions of said g ore-pgeces' ing ada te to'ovorlap andbuttomat the topfto e thickness andthe;

the ody of the garment to close the back opening in the latter, substantially as described. i v I 4 HENRY S. COQ ER.

\Vitnesses: i v Y 'M.C.'REHM,"

W. C. Mnssna. 

